New Orleans Jazz Fest 2014 announced its music
lineup on Tuesday (Jan. 14), and lots of folks are jumping to make travel plans. If you're
in that number, we have assembled the nuts-and-bolts info you will need. To
maximize your fun, check here for the latest info about shuttles, parking, tickets, local dining, hotels,
and the stuff you can't bring through the gates.

WHAT: The New Orleans Jazz
and Heritage Festival presented by Shell has music on multiple stages, plus
interviews, parades, kids' activities, food, crafts sales and demonstrations.

WHEN: April 25-27, May 1-4; 11 a.m.
to 7 p.m.

WHERE: Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots, 1751
Gentilly Blvd.

ADMISSION: 2014 Jazz Fest Ticket
information was released in conjunction with the 2014 talent announcement on
Jan 14, and, as usual, early bird purchasers get a discount.

Single day tickets purchased at the gate are $70. Children's
ticket: $5, available at the gate only, ages 2 - 10, and adult must be present
with child.

Tickets will be available at nojazzfest.com and ticketmaster.com, at
all Ticketmaster outlets or by calling 800.745.3000. Tickets can be purchased
in person at the Jazz Fest ticket office located at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome box office. All Jazz Fest tickets are
subject to additional service fees and handling charges.

HOTELS and TRAVEL: Jazz Fest 2014 has secured preferred rates
for visitors at a number of New Orleans hotels and maintains a list on its
website. The festival is popular, so making early reservations for travel and
hotels is recommended. The New Orleans Metropolitan Convention & Visitors
Bureau is a useful resource for travelers and can be reached at 800.672.6124 or
504.566.5003 or online at neworleanscvb.com.

DINING: Jazz Fest is legendary for the range and
quality of the food served on the Fair Grounds, and visitors can expect most of
the top vendors from 2013 to return. Still, for many travelers, a trip to New
Orleans is not complete without some serious restaurant dining. Even if you are
an annual visitor, the changes on the New Orleans restaurant scene may surprise
you. Brennan's is no more. Galatoire's has added a steak house. You won't find "Miss Dot" behind the counter at Domilese's. And, of course,
there are many new places, such as Mariza, that have opened in outlying
neighborhoods. For complete details and reviews visit our staff-compiled restaurant
guide. This is one area where advanced planning pays big dividends, since
popular restaurants fill early.

SECURITY: All bags will be searched; vehicles are
subject to search. Oversized vehicles such as RVs and buses will not be allowed
to unload passengers in front of the festival gates. Bags and backpacks can be
no larger than 17 inches by 12 inches by 10 inches. (More details below).

PARKING & SHUTTLES: No public parking onsite, except for a
limited number of spaces for those with disabilities and for those with advanced
purchase VIP ticket packages. Handicapped-accessible parking is limited, but
available at the Gentilly Boulevard lot and costs $50 a day. A handicap license
plate or placard, or other state-issued identification, is required. For
information about other services for people with disabilities, call 504.410.6104,
email access@nojazzfest.com or
visit the disabilities page on the Jazz Fest site. Call Jazz
Fest Express in advance to make
arrangements for the wheelchair-accessible shuttle bus: 504.569.1401 or
800.233.2628. Shuttle tickets are $18 from downtown and $14 from City Park,
where parking is included.

Bicycle parking is at the Gentilly Boulevard
and Sauvage Street pedestrian gates.

Gray Line Tours will operate Jazz Fest
Express, offering continuous round-trip transportation daily from 10:30 a.m. to
7:30 p.m. from the Sheraton Hotel, 500 Canal St., downtown; Steamboat Natchez
dock (Toulouse Street at the Mississippi River); and City Park (next to Marconi
Meadow). The round-trip shuttle costs $18 ($14 from City Park). A one-way
ticket from the festival to downtown is $10. Admission and Jazz Fest
Express day-of tickets are available for sale from these locations or through
Ticketmaster. Free parking is available at City Park only with round-trip
shuttle tickets. Those with disabilities or with general questions should call
504.569.1401 or 800.535.7786, or visit graylineneworleans.com.

Obey all parking regulations. Remember: Parking
within 20 feet of a crosswalk, intersection or stop sign in residential neighborhoods
is prohibited. Motorists also are reminded to park in the direction of travel
on one-way streets, and with the right wheel to the curb on two-way streets.
For those parking in driveways, please note that blocking sidewalks is
prohibited.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION: The Regional Transit
Authority will provide regular service during Jazz
Fest. Board the Esplanade bus at
Canal and Rampart streets and ride to Grand Route St. John; or board the City
Park/Museum streetcar at any stop along Canal Street between the river and
Carrollton Avenue, and ride to the end of the line at Beauregard Circle (North
Carrollton Avenue at Esplanade Avenue); or get on the streetcar at the Canal Street
cemeteries, transfer to the City Park/Museum line at Carrollton and ride to
Beauregard Circle. Then walk from Beauregard Circle to the nearest Fair Grounds
entrance (at Sauvage and Fortin streets) is about eight blocks. (The regular
fare is $1.25 per person, 40 cents for seniors with ID. Also, one-day Jazzy
Passes are $3; three-day passes are $9.) For details, visit norta.com.

DISABILITIES: For information, call 504.410.6104,
or email access@nojazzfest.com.
There are wheelchair spaces available at all tents and at the three main stages
as well as wheelchair-accessible portable toilets. Wheelchairs and medical
scooters are permitted. The Paralyzed Veterans of America operate a booth,
inside the Gentilly Pedestrian Gate, where conventional wheelchairs are
available on a first-come, first-served basis. See parking for more details.

JAZZ FEST 2014 SECURITY:

Jazz Fest works with law enforcement
agencies -- local, state and federal -- to assess any security concerns. The comprehensive security plan is
reevaluated and adjusted annually.

As in the past, Jazz Fest 2014 security measures
will feature bag searches and limitations on the sizes of some carry-in items.
(See the "DON'TS" list below). There
will also be random pat-downs and vehicle searches at all Festival gates.